EVENT INFORMATION

8
October
1691

The slave ship Beurs van Amsterdam arrived with enslaved Africans in Suriname. About 512 people had been taken aboard and approximately 487 arrived.

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šŸ“… 8 October 1691 šŸ“ Suriname

Vessel: Beurs van Amsterdam; flag: Netherlands. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Nieuw West Indische Compagnie; Captain: Oole, Remeus. The voyage began at Vlissingen on 29 September 1690. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Ardra (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Suriname, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 169 days. Recorded outcome: Captured by pirates or privateers - after disembarkation.

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